Permanent Collections

The Gibson Gallery has a Permanent Collection of approximately 1800 objects including works on paper, paintings and sculpture that illustrate its mission of collecting and presenting contemporary, post-1950 art.

The Gallery also maintains a small study collection of earlier works on paper. At this time the largest number of works in the Collection are from the mid-20th Century, which includes two special collections of Japanese and Italian contemporary art. Within the Japanese collection is one of the largest groups of paintings in the country by the avant-garde Gutai group (1954-1972).

Other than the two special collections, American art comprises the majority of the Permanent Collection with some representation of (non-Italian) European and Latin American artists. A few notable artists included are

  • Max Kahn
  • Louise Nevelson
  • Dennis Oppenheim
  • Joyce Treiman
  • Carrie Mae Weems
  • Luis Gonzales Palma
  • Hollis Sigler
  • Linda Connor
  • Nobu Fukui


The Gallery’s current efforts are concentrated on increasing its collection of 21st Century art.

View our collections:

  • Outdoor Sculpture Collection; Various Artists    
  • Andy Warhol Collection
    The Gallery is a recent recipient of 150 Warhol Polaroid and gelatin silver prints from the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, initiated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.  These prints join the Warhol silkscreen, “Mao” already in the Permanent Collection.

Traveling Exhibitions: